A long-awaited reprint in an attractive new format of this book, first published in 1982. Liza grew up in the Keeper’s Lodge of Queens Wood, Highgate (now an ecology centre and café). [Read more…] about Memories of Highgate from a Keeper’s Lodge
HHS’s first publication in 1976, edited and revised by Dr Joan Schwitzer. Monk’s recollections of Hornsey in the 1880-1890s now includes additional material by the author subsequent to the original publication. [Read more…] about Memories of Hornsey
These are collected life stories from a selection of people living at Margaret Hill House in Hornsey, North London. Eight people recounted their stories, varying from people who had lived in the Hornsey area all their lives to those from elsewhere in the UK or from further afield – from Nigeria, the Caribbean and Cyprus. Their stories show the breadth and depth of experience of the people we pass in the street and see at the bus stop. [Read more…] about Memories of Tenants of Margaret Hill House, Hornsey
In a new format local historian Ken Gay uses some 150 views, most previously unpublished, to illustrate his account of Muswell Hill’s unfolding story. [Read more…] about Muswell Hill – History & Guide
126 pages of old and recent views of Muswell Hill in the Tempus “Images of London” format with many previously unpublished archive photos recording life in the Edwardian suburb over the past century or so. [Read more…] about Muswell Hill Revisited
With a unique collection of photographs, this book tells the true story of the “People’s Palace”, as well as the facts and the legends from its origins on rural Muswell Hill to the present time. [Read more…] about Palace on the Hill